Question

This writer denounced his country’s educational system for creating “manageable slaves” in the pamphlet The Murder Machine. At the funeral for the organizer of the “dynamite campaign,” this man gave a widely-quoted speech declaring that his country, “unfree, [would] never be at peace.” This man praised war for warming the “heart of the earth” with the “red wine of battlefields,” a metaphor reflecting his mystical belief in “blood sacrifice.” This man read out a “Proclamation” signed by seven men, including James (*) Connolly and Thomas (10[1])MacDonagh, from outside the General Post Office, which became the headquarters of the Provisional Government over which he (-5[1])presided. For 10 points, name this revolutionary who was briefly declared the President of the Irish Republic during the Easter (-5[1])Rising. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Patrick Henry Pearse [or Padraic Henry Pearse]
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Gareth ThorlaksonNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleThe Vulture's Guide to Buzz8310
Erik ChristensenThe Passion According to C.H.Cameron et al.101-5
Ian ChowMilan et al.Parth et al.121-5
Cameron AminiCameron et al.The Passion According to C.H.1230
David SnoddonParth et al.Milan et al.1230

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